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Brown sugar vs. Flan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brown sugar and flan

  • Brown sugar has more iron and calcium, while flan has more selenium.
  • Flan's daily need coverage for selenium is 37% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in brown sugar is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, brown and Flan, caramel custard, dry mix.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Flan
Flan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 7.2% 14% 3% 5% 1.1% 0.43% 56% 0.91% 116%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.8%
Contains more IronIron +787.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +213.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +814.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1675%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Flan
Flan
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Flan DV% diff.
Selenium 1.2µg 21.3µg 37%
Sodium 28mg 432mg 18%
Iron 0.71mg 0.08mg 8%
Calcium 83mg 24mg 6%
Copper 0.047mg 0.015mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0mg 3%
Calories 380kcal 348kcal 2%
Carbs 98.09g 91.6g 2%
Magnesium 9mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.007mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Potassium 133mg 153mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 91.6g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.04mg 0%
Phosphorus 4mg 1mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Flan
Flan
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92% 8%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 91.6 g
Water: 7.8 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +482.1%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Carbs ~91.6g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients
  2. Flan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169602/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.